xviii, 599 pages : 24 cm

"This well-known undergraduate electrodynamics textbook is now available in a more affordable printing from Cambridge University Press. The Fourth Edition provides a rigorous, yet clear and accessible treatment of the fundamentals of electromagnetic theory and offers a sound platform for explorations of related applications (AC circuits, antennas, transmission lines, plasmas, optics and more). Written keeping in mind the conceptual hurdles typically faced by undergraduate students, this textbook illustrates the theoretical steps with well-chosen examples and careful illustrations. It balances text and equations, allowing the physics to shine through without compromising the rigour of the math, and includes numerous problems, varying from straightforward to elaborate, so that students can be assigned some problems to build their confidence and others to stretch their minds"--Publisher's description

Includes bibliographical references and index

Vector Analysis. Vector algebra -- Differential calculus -- Integral calculus -- Curvilinear coordinates -- The dirac delta function -- The theory of vector fields -- Electrostatics. The electric field -- Divergence and curl of electrostatic fields -- Electric potential -- Work and energy in electrostatics -- Conductors -- Potentials. Laplace's equation -- The method of images -- Separation of variables -- Multipole expansion -- Electric Fields in Matter. Polarization -- The field of a polarized object -- The electric displacement -- Linear dielectrics -- Magnetostatics. The Lorentz Force Law -- The Biot-Savart Law -- The divergence and curl of B -- Magnetic vector potential -- Magnetic Fields in Matter. Magnetization -- The field of a magnetized object -- The auxiliary field H -- Linear and nonlinear media -- Electrodynamics. Electromotive force -- Electromagnetic induction -- Maxwell's equations -- Conservation Laws. Charge and energy -- Momentum -- Magnetic forces do not work -- Electromagnetic Waves. Waves in one dimension -- Electromagnetic waves in vacuum -- Electromagnetic waves in matter -- Absorption and dispersion -- Guided waves -- Potentials and Fields. The potential formulation -- Continuous distributions -- Point charges -- Radiation. Dipole radiation -- Point charges -- Electrodynamics and Relativity. The special theory of relativity -- Relativistic mechanics -- Relativistic electrodynamics -- Vector calculus in curvilinear coordinates -- The Helmholtz theorem -- Units

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